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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Yolland say reminds him of his father?

2. Until what age are you required to stay in school at the new national schools?

3. In Act 1, Jimmy ask Manus who he would choose between whose three daughters?

4. What is Jimmy's nickname?

5. What does Manus offer Maire when she asks for water in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Jimmy and Hugh? What are their characteristics?

2. How do Owen and Yolland go about the name changes in Act 2?

3. What interaction occurs between Manus and Maire regarding last night in Act 1?

4. How is the "date" arranged between Yolland and Maire in Act 2?

5. Describe the military tension which is revealed in the play in Act 1.

6. Discuss Sarah's relationship to the theme of language in the play.

7. What does Yolland admire about Hugh regarding the naming process? What is Owen's reaction?

8. How does Yolland feel about his alienation in Ireland? How does Owen placate this?

9. What does Yolland ask Owen about his living in Ireland in Act 2? What is Owen's initial response?

10. Describe the character of Maire. What is her family situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Hugh and Lancey in the play. What symbolically do these characters each represent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jimmy and Friel's use of literary allusion in Translations. What is the importance of the texts which Jimmy quotes from?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the term parable and how this applies to Translations. What does parable mean and what would be the message in Friel's parable of the play?

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